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A Hypothetical Adventure in the Toronto Raptors NOT trading for Kawhi Leonard w/ Kelsea O'Brien

Hypothetical Adventures in Sports History

English - October 21, 2020 15:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MB
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The trade that lead to the 'chip. In the summer of 2018, after getting stopped by LeBron (or other teams) for a few years and counting, the Toronto Raptors made a move. They gave up DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a first-round pick to bring Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green to Toronto. Playing on a basically one-year lease and heavy "load management" with their new star, the Raptors had a strong regular season and followed that up by a memorable Championship run. A moment forever engraved in city history. But what if the trade never happened?

Shootaround: We focus on the NBA offseason, Raptors expectations and best-case scenarios. Serge talks about this being the "white guy gets paid" free agency.

This week's special guest is Kelsea O'Brien. You can find her spitting basketball truths on the Dishes & Dimes Pod, writing for Raptors Republic and Basketball News, or just on Twitter

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